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that money ends up back here in manhattan. >> event economics are like trojan horses. they are brought to a city and sold with the idea of the party aspect. like your city is going to host a party, you should have pride in that, it means something to the country. >> new orleans. >> it's reflected all over the world when a city hosts the olympics or world cup. it imposed an economic structure saying we are going to base it around a service economy, no benefits, seasonal work. it's 21st century migrant work. the rug is then pulled out from under you as soon as the event is over creating a dependence on this work and dependence by voters on what do we have to do to lure the big events back. >> in addition to the neuro science of the brain, you can talk about the attachment we have. everyone is irritated by the economics of this, building a streetcar that runs downtown, not the parts of the city where poor people live. on the other hand, people in the city are excited to host the party that is the super bowl. how are we so attached to something that is not so good for us?
that money ends up back here in manhattan. >> event economics are like trojan horses. they are brought to a city and sold with the idea of the party aspect. like your city is going to host a party, you should have pride in that, it means something to the country. >> new orleans. >> it's reflected all over the world when a city hosts the olympics or world cup. it imposed an economic structure saying we are going to base it around a service economy, no benefits, seasonal work....
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his funeral will be monday in manhattan. here's a look at the other top stories making news. chicago cops are trying to figure out who killed the high school sophomore who was shot in a chicago park one week after she performed at president obama's inauguration. there is now a $40,000 reward for information leading to the girl's killer. if you have a twitter account, now might be a good time to change the password. they snagged user names, passwords and e-mail addresses and twitter insists their site is secure. this weekend marks the 100th anniversary of the grant central terminal, the world's largest train station and one of morning's most popular tourist attracts. nfl royalty joins me now. 16 seasons playing pro football, hall of famer marcus allen did it all. but his 74 yard dash for the douch down in 1984 made him a super bowl legend. now from the big easy, the site of tomorrow's big game. good to see you, sir. >> thanks a lot. >> a lot of talks about safety in the nfl. thousands of concussion-related lawsuits and even president obama said last week he had a son he would
his funeral will be monday in manhattan. here's a look at the other top stories making news. chicago cops are trying to figure out who killed the high school sophomore who was shot in a chicago park one week after she performed at president obama's inauguration. there is now a $40,000 reward for information leading to the girl's killer. if you have a twitter account, now might be a good time to change the password. they snagged user names, passwords and e-mail addresses and twitter insists...
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a space that san francisco, boston and manhattan could fit in with room to spare. there are so many factors contributing to the city's financial distress but among them, an 18.2% unemployment rate and there is this. the detroit news reported this week that nearly half of the city's owners of residential properties failed to pay their tax bills last year, amounting to nearly $250 million uncollected. no taxes, no revenue. even if everyone had a job in the city and they all paid all their taxes it wouldn't be enough because there simply are not enough detroiters. michigan's republican governor, that tough nerd rick snider drove the population point home in a thursday media roundtable. >> an overriding strategic goal for the city of detroit is back to this. we need to grow the city of detroit. >> man, when you see a chart, you know you've got an answer. but actually, what i've got is a deafening question. how? how will you build the city for two million people and more than one million of them leave, can you ever get your city back? joining me now, a son and daughter
a space that san francisco, boston and manhattan could fit in with room to spare. there are so many factors contributing to the city's financial distress but among them, an 18.2% unemployment rate and there is this. the detroit news reported this week that nearly half of the city's owners of residential properties failed to pay their tax bills last year, amounting to nearly $250 million uncollected. no taxes, no revenue. even if everyone had a job in the city and they all paid all their taxes...
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driving in from manhattan, there were dozens and dozens of cars throughout the way abandoned. i'm here in port jefferson. they picked up 25 inches of snow. i've got my measuring stick, and that's only 22 inches. now because the snow has been blowing and drifting, i'm going to attempt to walk out here. you talk about will people be able to get to work and dig out their cars, they've got to dig through very heavy and hard snow now. measured here, now it's about 26 inches. and i'm trying still to get to this car, and then imagine once you get there, you've got to dig that out. you can see one of the plows out here to plow this area. it is more and more difficult to get here. here's the thing. that was 25, 26 inches of snow i walked through. let's measure the bumper of this car. that's about 12 inches off the ground. so unless all this is plowed out of here, there's no way, even if you dig this car out, it can get out of here. this is a giant parking lot. imagine this scene in people's driveways. hundreds and then thousands that keep multiplying. this part of eastern long island,
driving in from manhattan, there were dozens and dozens of cars throughout the way abandoned. i'm here in port jefferson. they picked up 25 inches of snow. i've got my measuring stick, and that's only 22 inches. now because the snow has been blowing and drifting, i'm going to attempt to walk out here. you talk about will people be able to get to work and dig out their cars, they've got to dig through very heavy and hard snow now. measured here, now it's about 26 inches. and i'm trying still to...
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new york, the subway needs to be rebuilt, everybody below manhattan needs to be fixed. now the government seems to be operating like that. >> travel, go to other countries and see the infrastructure they are building, the airports -- >> france. >> everywhere you go. spend a week and a half in china. it is amazing. it used to be a bipartisan issue, infrastructure. used to sail through. you tried to figure the proper amount of money to spend. but it is penny wise and pound foolish not to repair your bridges and repair them. it's a recipe for decline. >> governor christy has made his name by saying i'm not going to fix the lincoln tunnel or rebuild or open wider passes from new jersey to new york city which is their essential trade route. >> new jersey is 37th or 38th in job creation because infrastruk structure is a way to increase trade. there are countless bridges that support i-95 on its way to philadelphia. to repair those bridges is a $4 billion price tag. the city and state doesn't have the money. it has to come from somewhere. >> that's from florida to the top of t
new york, the subway needs to be rebuilt, everybody below manhattan needs to be fixed. now the government seems to be operating like that. >> travel, go to other countries and see the infrastructure they are building, the airports -- >> france. >> everywhere you go. spend a week and a half in china. it is amazing. it used to be a bipartisan issue, infrastructure. used to sail through. you tried to figure the proper amount of money to spend. but it is penny wise and pound...
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in his state of the city speech this week, mayor michael bloomberg pushed to ban styrofoam in manhattan. >> it's not just terrible for the environment. it's another thing that's terrible for the taxpayers. styrofoam increases the cost of recycling by as much as $20 per ton because it has to be removed, something we know is environmentally destructive that is costing taxpayers money and that is easily replaceable, i think is something we can do without. >> joining me michael barbareau covers mayor bloomberg for "the no, times." good to see you. >> good to be here. >> he wants to take styrofoam out of new york city stores and restaurants. how feetible is th ibfeasible i? >> entirely feasible. this is like the cockroach of trash. >> the cockroach of trash. >> it never dies, it doesn't biodegrade, it breaks apart, ends up in the water system, being 20,000 tons of it in the city's landfills and he thinks it's unnecessary. >> and we think this is something that he can get done before he leaves office? >> yes. he's had a little more difficulty with banning other things like a 32-ounce soda but
in his state of the city speech this week, mayor michael bloomberg pushed to ban styrofoam in manhattan. >> it's not just terrible for the environment. it's another thing that's terrible for the taxpayers. styrofoam increases the cost of recycling by as much as $20 per ton because it has to be removed, something we know is environmentally destructive that is costing taxpayers money and that is easily replaceable, i think is something we can do without. >> joining me michael...